Vivendi has confirmed that its Supervisory Board has decided unanimously to accept a bid from Altice/Numericable for its SFR mobile unit. The definitive acceptance follows a mutually-agreed exclusive period signed on March 14th. The Board said it also carefully reviewed letters and documents that the Bouygues Group decided to send it during this exclusive period […]
The number of homes worldwide paying to watch television continues to rise, despite a popular view that people are turning to online alternatives, according to the latest quarterly Multiscreen Index published by consultancy firm informitv. The report shows an overall
The Spanish pay-TV market seems to be recovering with Q4 2013 seeing a slight growth in subscribers. The Spanish pay-TV market ended the year with 3.774 million pay-TV subs, up from 3.740 million in Q3 but down from 4.077 million a year earlier, according to figures from the regulator CMNC. Telefonica’s Movistar TV service is […]
BT has moved quickly to fill the gap left by Marc Watson’s sudden departure following reorganisation plans that will see BT TV and BT Sport combine. The telco has appointed Delia Bushell Managing Director of BT TV and Sport, Bushell, who will join BT in July, is currently Chief Commercial Officer of Sky Italia. Bushell […]
The rights to show Ligue 1 football in France between 2016 and 2020 have been bought for a record sum of €726.5 million by pay-TV companies Canal+ and beIN SPORTS. The sum represents a significant increase on the €607 million paid for the TV rights for the French top flight up to 2016, and puts […]
Media protection, multiscreen and revenue assurance solutions specialist Irdeto has released findings that suggest Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Homeland are the most pirated TV shows outside the UK, with Game of Thrones by far in the lead. Analysing Torrents collected and tracked by Irdeto’s Business Intelligence unit from over 100 top Torrent […]
4K TV is on its way, and many of the current problems are rapidly being solved, says Pete Putman, president of Roam Consulting and a frequent participant in SMPTE organised events. In a SMPTE ‘hot button’ paper, released to coincide with the opening of NAB, he says that 4K television now represents a “meaningful substance […]
Last week saw Romain Bausch attend his final Board meeting as CEO at SES after some 19 years in the hot seat. He will remain on the company’s BoD but his departure prompted Berenberg Bank’s team to take a close look at what Sarah Simon described as a “new beginning” for the company. Simon admits […]
Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) is to be given an Initial Public Offering, and a listing on the London exchange. This is not the first time that the proposal has been made but now seems to have legs given a statement last week from majority owners KIPCO. KIPCO Deputy Chairman Faisal Al-Ayyar said he hoped the […]
Culminating a dramatic six-year period of growth, the global market for professional broadcast equipment and services reached $63 billion in 2013, up 52 per cent from $41 billion in 2007, according to findings from the IHS Technology Professional Video Research practice. The rapid growth has been driven by a significant rise in shipments of customer-premises […]